A mother is playing with her eight-month-old son. She places a toy in front of her son and then takes it away. She notices that her son starts searching for the toy. Which aspect of Piaget's sensorimotor stage of development is depicted in the scenario?

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The scenario depicts the concept of object permanence, which is the understanding that an object continues to exist even when it is no longer visible or present. The infant's behavior of searching for the toy after it has been taken away demonstrates the beginnings of object permanence in Piaget's sensorimotor stage.

A Mother Is Playing with Her Eight-Month-Old Son